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Gears 2 Bonus Disc Detailed

Mike Fahey — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:20:00 MDT

The British Board of Film Classification website has revealed the contents of the bonus DVD that ships in the Gears of War 2 more expensive edition, detailing the run times and subjects of the various vignettes found on that shiny silver circle. Without giving too much away, there are captures covering various characters, vehicles, locations, and creatures featured in the game, along with a couple of specials bits and a lengthy feature called "Beneath the Surface", which apparently froze after 6 minutes, 50 seconds.

I've posted the full listing after the jump, so if you're curious, go ahead and take a peek. Just be warned, the content has been rated M by the BBFC.

n/a GEARS OF WAR 2 BONUS DISK
00:34:29:00 BENEATH THE SURFACE (NO SOUND UNTIL 3M30S)(FREEZES AT 6M50)
00:01:05:00 RENDEZVOUS
00:01:28:00 BARE YOUR TEETH
00:07:30:00 E3 2008: GEARS 2 DEMO
00:03:38:00 GTTV SPOT
00:11:56:00 CHARACTERS - MARCUS FENIX
00:07:40:00 CHARACTERS - DOMINIC SANTIAGO
00:07:40:00 CREATURES - BOOMER
00:07:10:00 CREATURES - KANTUS
00:15:55:00 LOCATIONS - HOSPITAL
00:13:01:00 LOCATIONS - THE HOLLOW
00:07:08:00 VEHICLES - CENTAUR
00:06:10:00 VEHICLES - REAVER
00:13:00:00 WEAPONS - LANCER
00:10:50:00 WEAPONS - HEAVY WEAPONS
n/a MAIN THEME
n/a CINEMATIC OPENING
n/a ASSULT INTRO
n/a MARIA
n/a COG SQUAD PACK (5 IMAGES)
n/a LOCUST SQUAD PACK (5 IMAGES)

Gears of War 2 Bonus Disk [BBFC via Eurogamer]

Where Should You Pre-Order Little Big Planet?

Mike Fahey — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:00 MDT

While we told you about the awesome LittleBigPlanet pre-order goodies last week. we didn't tell you that you aren't getting all of them in one big chunk. Now, what you get with your pre-order depends on where you place your pre-order, as evidenced by the latest posting on the official LittleBigPlanet news site. Today two retailers - Amazon and GameStop - launch their pre-order programs, and both offer a different LBP goodie for you to choose from.

Folks who pre-order from GameStop get the exclusive Kratos in-game model, which is actually a costume in four parts - skin, goatee, blades, and clothing. Meanwhile, Amazon.com pre-orders come with the exclusive "LittleBigPlanet Creator" digital miniguide from Brady Games, possibly indicating that someone at Amazon lost a bet. So it looks like GameStop is on top so far, but they've still got the Nariko SackGirl pre-order location to reveal, and that could be a deal-breaker for me.

Pre-Order Details: Amazon & GameStop [LittleBigPlanet News]

Bonus Round Talks E3 Nintendo with Croal, Totilo and Crecente

Brian Crecente — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:00:00 MDT

Nintendo has monster sales and two popular systems on their hands, so what now? Nothing, at least that's what N'Gai Croal, Stephen Totilo and I think. Nintendo doesn't need to shake things up at E3 to continue their success. Totilo mentions Animal Crossing, which fits in well with a winter release. I mention peripherals. Maybe both? I could see Nintendo's answer to Webkinz being a blend of Animal Crossing and stuffed animals. Think of the audience, the endless stuffed animals with unlock codes, the potential for more money printing! Is that's Reggie's big surprise?

I also got a chance to float my new Nintendo theory: That Nintendo's new razor blade is the peripheral, not the game. If you recall, back in the day when Nintendo released the NES, they did so with the idea of making money off of the games not the consoles. I think the Wii is a refinement of that idea. Now they're making their money off of peripherals not the games or the consoles. Well, more money.

Harmonix Gets Bonus For Big Results

torif — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:00:07 MST

Thanks to the immense success of Rock Band, Harmonix has received a $208.7 million bonus in "performance based earnouts" from MTV Games and parent company Viacom. According to Viacom's most recent financial statement, Harmonix was set to receive a bonus in the event of exceeding the expectations of MTV Games. The condition was a part of MTV Games' acquisition agreement with Harmonix back in 2006. Since MTV Games payed $175 million for Harmonix, I'm thinking that they've definitely made their money's worth on both sides of the deal.

Harmonix Earns $208.7 Million Bonus From Viacom [Gamasutra]

Cooking Mama 2 Brings Free Tupperware

Mark Wilson — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 10:40:21 MST

What happens when companies make ~~boatloads~~ yachtloads of money off of relatively simple to program DS games? They make sequels, and sometimes, they pass out free 50's Tupperware, too. Japanese pre-orders of Cooking Mama 2 will include some sweet retro Tupperware (knock-off?) that's loaded with plastic fruits and veggies. But something about storing plastic food in plastic containers messes with my head, like grocery cannibalism or something.

50's Tupperware Invades Cooking Mama 2 Japanese Pre-Order Bonus [jnintendo]

Capcom Adds "Golden Ticket" Bonus To Devil May Cry 4 CE

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 18:40:00 MST

Were you one of the ungrateful, stingy saps who thought that the Devil May Cry 4 Collector's Edition version wasn't worth your hard-earned $79.99 US? What, four anime episodes, a making of DVD with loads of digital content and a special Steelbook case aren't enough for you? Hmph! Hmph, I say. Well, maybe this will entice you to drop the extra twenty big ones on the limited package. According to Capcom themselves, 100 total copies of the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of the action game will come personally signed by the game's producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi. Not a bad bonus, really, especially when you consider it's written in shiny, silvery ink.

And if you aren't lucky enough to be one of the hundred with a genuine Kobayashi signature on your copy of DMC4, you can always make your own. Silver Sharpies are only $5.19 per 4-pack at Staples!

Thinking Of You... (aka Announcing the signed DMC4 Collector's Edition "Golden Ticket") [Capcom Blogs]

Uwe Boll Further Explains Himself To Geoff

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:40:00 MST

Our telegenic guest editor Geoff Keighley was lucky enough to spend some man-to-man time with German director Uwe Boll in the latest Bonus Round, part one of which we showed you earlier this week. In the second part, Geoff tackles the tough questions with Boll. Does Uwe understand the criticism of his work? Is this stuff getting any better? Uwe thinks so. In fact, he goes far enough to compare his movie adaptation of Postal to comedy classics like Monty Python's The Life of Brian and The Naked Gun.

The biggest concession Uwe seems to make about his work in this portion is that plastic surgery disaster Tara Reid "was not optimum actress for Alone In Ze Dark." Ouch. Dogged by Uwe Boll? Poor Tara.

Uwe Boll Chats Up The Bonus Round

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:40:47 MST

The German director of multiple video game licensed stinkers, Uwe Boll, sat down with our current guest editor Geoff Keighley to talk about all things Uwe recently. In part one of Geoff's sit down with the esteemed director of Bloodrayne and House of the Dead, Uwe explains exactly how his cinematic schlock reaches profitability, discloses his director's fee and reveals why he's so focused on gaming. Does Boll come across as more likable? Less? We'll call it a wash.

Orcs & Elves DS Boasts Free Stylus, For A Limited Time

Mark Wilson — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 15:00:30 MDT

I was little excited over Orcs & Elves, if only because I watched McWhertor guiltily enjoy the game for an extended period of time at EA's press area while empty, mirage-like Rock Band boxes called my name in the background. Now I'm excited about Orcs & Elves on the DS because early buyers will get a Limited Edition version that includes a free, Nintendo-approved stylus. My cynical side realizes that you really should get something free for playing cellphone games that have been ported to your DS, but that side of me would never have played this game if it didn't leave the cellphone.

Orcs & Elves Freebie [via digitalbattle]

Pre-orders Of The Caribbean

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:20:22 MDT

Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean Online is a free MMO, and like most free MMO's, things get better when you pay. Players who subscribe to Unlimited Access for $9.95 a month get better ships, better quests, better PVP, better weapons, and the ability to create a guild. Now Disney is sweetening the deal by offering a pre-order bonus for players who sign up for Unlimited Access early. Those willing to donate working credit card numbers will get 1/2 off the first month of their $9.95 subscription, a nifty cloth map featuring pictures of very small islands and the like, and an exclusive founder's title for each of your characters that proves you were there when the game started. A relatively sweet deal, but I'm still holding out for a Haunted Mansion MMO where Eddie Murphy gives me quests.

Pirates of the Caribbean Online Pre-Order [Disney]

South Park Season 10 DVD Set Includes World of Warcraft Trial

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:40:17 MDT

The sloppy wet Blizzard-South Park smooches will continue as Comedy Central has announced that the DVD set collecting the tenth season of South Park will contain a 14-day trial for World of Warcraft. The crudely animated comedy prominently featured the Blizzard MMO in its tenth season in the episode titled "Make Love, Not Warcraft" an effort recently nominated for an Emmy.

The DVD collection goes on sale August 21 for a manufacturer suggested price of $49.99, but can be had for far less at the right retailers. No word on when Blizzard will finally seal that deal with God himself to imprint trial versions of WoW on our DNA. Keep reading for an extremely rare press release.

COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment(R) Releases 'South Park: The Complete Tenth Season' DVD to Hit Stores on Tuesday, August 21

Bonus Material Features Mini Audio Commentaries on All 14 Episodes by Creators Trey Parker and Matt StoneMemorable Tenth Season Includes the Emmy-Nominated Episode, 'Make Love, Not Warcraft,' 'Tsst' and 'Cartoon Wars Parts I & II'Free 14-Day Trial Edition 'World of Warcraft' DVD-ROM Included With Purchase

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ — In the tenth season of "South Park," Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny band together to defeat a virtual villain, witness the death of their beloved Chef and are enlisted by former Vice President Al Gore to help search for the elusive Manbearpig. Released via COMEDY CENTRAL Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, "South Park: The Complete Tenth Season" DVD arrives in stores nationwide on Tuesday, August 21 and will also be available at http://shop.comedycentral.com.

"South Park: The Complete Tenth Season" DVD is an exclusive three-disc collector's edition comprised of all 14 legendary episodes. In addition to the Emmy-nominated episode, "Make Love, Not Warcraft" (original air date: October 4, 2006), a free 14-day trial edition of the "World of Warcraft" DVD-ROM is included with the purchase of the DVD set. This unforgettable compilation also features the episode "Tsst" (original air date: May 3, 2006) in which Cartman's Mom seeks the help of Cesar Millan, the "Dog Whisperer," to gain control of her son. The bonus material contains five-to-seven minute mini-commentaries on all 14 episodes by creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone.

Launched in 1997, "South Park" remains the highest-rated series on COMEDY CENTRAL. The animated series was honored with the prestigious George Foster Peabody Award in the 65th Annual Peabody Awards competition and has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, winning the Emmy in 2005 for Outstanding Animated Program (less than an hour). Trey Parker and Matt Stone are co- creators and executive producers of "South Park," with Anne Garefino also serving as executive producer.

Paramount Home Entertainment (PHE) is part of Paramount Pictures Corporation, a unit of Viacom , a global entertainment company that produces and distributes filmed entertainment through the Paramount Motion Picture Group. PHE is responsible for the worldwide sales, marketing and distribution of home entertainment products on behalf of various parties including: Paramount Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, Paramount Vantage, Paramount Classics, Nickelodeon, MTV, Comedy Central, CBS, PBS and Hasbro and for providing home entertainment fulfillment services for DreamWorks Animation Home Entertainment.

COMEDY CENTRAL, the only all-comedy network, currently is seen in more than 91 million homes nationwide. COMEDY CENTRAL is owned by, and is a registered trademark of, Comedy Partners, a wholly-owned division of VIACOM Inc.'s MTV Networks. COMEDY CENTRAL's Internet address is www.comedycentral.com. For up-to-the-minute and archival press information and photographs visit Press Central, COMEDY CENTRAL's press Web site at www.comedycentral.com/press.

Clip: Jaffe Drops the F-Bomb(s)

Brian Crecente — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:20:15 MDT

Geoff Keighley sits down with David Jaffe for an interesting one-on-one in Game Head's most recent Bonus Round. As usual, Keighley manages to get his interviewee out of his shell and really get into some of the things that matter to him.

For instance, Jaffe talks a bit about the perception that some developers are too humble or not humble enough. His reaction:

A lot of the people who hate me like a lot of the Japanese developers.... I don't ask them this but you read into it and they're like 'Oh, they're very humble. It's like fuck you, man! Why do I have to be humble to you. I don't come out and say I'm a great developer. But do I not earn the right as a fucking human being to have an opinion about something. It's like fuck you up your ass. I can't stand that mentality that you should be all cow-tailing and be like Oh, thank you, thank you, fuck you man.

But how do you really feel Jaffe?

It's a great conversation, the best thing you can say about an interview, I think. Most importantly, you get some amazing insight into what makes the grand designer tick. Brian Crecente

Clip: Keighly, Sierra, GameFly, Pachter Talk Game Prices

Brian Crecente — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:00:40 MST

Last week Newsweek's N'Gai Croal spoke with Gamehead's Geoff Keighley about his Internet-only show Bonus Round. The three party Q&A is worth a read if you've ever seen or read anything Keighley has done, which is almost 100 percent likely. GameTrailers sent N'Gai this trailer for their upcoming show which has Sierra Online president Ed Zobrist, Gamefly co-founder Sean Spector, and Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter all talking next-gen game pricing. Brian Crecente

Unlockable Costumes of God of War II

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:00:44 MST

I was nosing around my copy of the God of War II Colossus Battle Demo disc after beating the shortish demo and noticed that they had Treasures listed under options on the main menu.

X-ing through I found it was a list of what I believe are the unlockables for the full version of the game, at least that's the only thing that makes sense since you need to beat the game or do other things that would be impossible on the demo to unlock them.

Hit the jump for the full list, including the description of the seven unlockable costumes.

Treasures
Hall of Titans: Seven rooms, seven challenges. Beat the game to unlock.
Arena of Fates: Control your own destiny and wage combat on your own terms. Achieve Titan rank in challenge mode.
Titan Mode: Beat the game to unlock.
Urns of Power: Collect precious urns and wield ultimate power. Beat the game to unlock.

Costumes
One: Kratos' life has always been an upstream battle.
Two: I always wondered what they did with the body.
Three: The path to revenge is a dark one.
Four: Why be a god when you can be a goddess.
Five: Classics never go out of style.
Six: The only thing that haunts a ghost is his past.
Seven: You worked so hard the first time, it would be a shame to let it go to waste.

Movies
High Res: Watch all of the cut-scenes in high resolution.
Story: Watch the cut-scenes chronologically.

Bonus DVD Content
Tech Art Pipeline
Orchestra
Voices of God of War II
Level Art Concepts
Creature Concept Art
First Play Test
First Halloween Party
Press Event
Tutorial
Boss Character Concept Art
Combat System
Animation
Cinematics
Kratos Concept to Completion
Concept Art
Cut Levels
Level Art Design

Alright, get to guessing what exactly those costumes are. Here's hoping the first one is Kratos as a carp... or salmon. Brian Crecente

Phoenix Wright Finger Schwag Returns For Sequel

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:20:05 MST

If you missed out on the hot fingering action from the Phoenix Wright Nintendo DS stylus when the first game was up for pre-order, fret not. You can once again secure the ace attorney's proudly erect digit for all of your menu choice confirming needs. The bonus also includes a handy "HOLD IT!" screen cleaning pad, perfect for spittle wiping.

The game hits ships to stores on the 16th of this month, so head over the Gamestop or EB and get your stylish stylus before they're all gone! Michael McWhertor

Phoenix Wright: Justice For All with Bonus! [Gamestop]

Capcom Shipping DPad Covers West

Brian Crecente — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 09:00:26 MST

Gamespot confirms that Capcom is offering Playstation Portable D-Pad covers to people who pre-order a copy of Street Fighter Zero 3 Double Upper. The cover is meant to make it easier to pull of some of the more technical moves of the fighter.

Personally, I never had any problems playing Darkstalkers on my PSP, but there is a learning curve.

SF Alpha 3 pre-orders score PSP D-Pad [Gamespot]